The hero within, looking for opportunity

Good Morning welcome back after the long weekend.  

The Universe offers us choices and opportunities every day. There are the opportunities that are obvious, like a job offer, or a chance to make extra money or to go on a trip.  

But there are opportunities that are also in disguise; as obstacles, things we fear, work.  

Working through these challenges allows us to emerge in the reward.  

I find that opportunity is waiting for me, to not be afraid, to go into the dark of the unknown, to let go of what is comfortable and familiar. It is a personal test, and the reward is immediate.   

I have always been inspired by people who, despite insurmountable odds, make huge impacts on the world.  

 However, everyday heros fight sometimes invisible battles. The hardest fought are the wars within the self, the little things that keep us frozen in time. By overcoming the past to take charge of the future, to move forward in spite of the odds. To accept defeat, and try again, that makes you a hero.  

I am the hero in my tale, my hurdles are minuscule compared to those of people like Helen Keller, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. but they inspire me.  

What keeps you from accepting what you want?

Be the hero in your life.  

Fear is an illusion, the shadow self, keeping us from the Light, and growth. Find faith in the Source, and Yourself. Be brave, create your dream and open your Spirit to opportunity.  

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

Helen Keller

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

Om- the power of meditation and visiting the universe

Good Afternoon Everyone!!

My spiritual journey has been a virtual smorgasbord of practices. I try to be balanced and shy away from extreme, fanatical thinking, because it indicates unbalance.

As I am presented with something new, I see it as an opportunity to grow, it may be of benefit to myself someday or someone I may come into contact with.

No experience is wasted.

Back in my youth, I was in a rock band. No illusions of grandeur, we set up, played and tore down. We played small bars and clubs in bad parts of town.

 I learned to plug in all of the equipment, tear it down and pack it away in a systematic fashion ... what is this leading to?......

20 years later, I was at a huge reception at my Alma Mater....the sound system failed, the nun in charge looked frantically at the wires and sound system, just as the Guest speaker was going to go on. So seeing her plight, I jumped into action, in my dress and heels, I traced and replugged the sound board .....and as the guest speaker got to the mic, it worked.

She looked at me and said, how did you do that?

It's a gift Sister....No experience is wasted.   LOL

Many different cultures embrace the power of stillness and reconnection of our physical selves with the "Oneness" that is God, the Universe, The source.

I find it easiest to explain it as; We become separate, and that mourning, that not fitting in, the lack of clarity and Synchronicity with our physical world is because of our separateness from the "Source",

What chanting does, is using the Cosmic sound of OM (pron.: A-U-M) in order to reconnect ourselves to that from which we came.

It grounds and centers us and fills us with the universal energy that recharges us...

Even if you do not subscribe to "the universe",  the effects are profound. Something to add to your spiritual bag of tools. Please visit the attached link, it will explain it in greater detail.

When we are feeling alone, disconnected and unloved. Chant Om in a safe and quiet place, and you will feel reconnected to yourself and the Universe.

Om and Mantras

Here is the thought for the day Friday-have a safe and centered weekend.

 

...the fact that I practice meditation doesn't mean that I am always calm or kind or gentle, or always present. There are many times when I am not. It doesn't mean that I always know what to do and never feel confused or at a loss. But even being a little more mindful helps me see things I might not have seen and take small but important, sometimes critical steps I might not otherwise have taken.

John Kabat-Zinn

   
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 

The canvas that is my life

Happy Thursday!!!

Here is the thought for the day!!!

 

What is on your Canvas?   

 

The most visible creators are those artists
whose medium is life itself.
The ones who express the inexpressible -
without brush, hammer, clay, or guitar.
They neither paint nor sculpt.
Their medium is simply being.
Whatever their presence touches has increased life.
They see, but don't have to draw...
Because they are the artists of being alive.

J. Stone

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 

Clutter, energy and honoring your space.

Good Morning!  

Abundance!

Sometimes our houses, closets and life are so full of things that we no longer honor, there is no room for abundance, or new opportunities.  

Is you space full?

Do you dread having to dust, or don't bother dusting all the little knick knack's and "Things" around the house?

Do you have closets or even rooms that you dread going into, or opening?  

When I do spirit and energy clearings in homes, the most "haunted" or energy filled homes are those with clutter and an abundance of "Stuff."

  Energy is Physical. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist... We can't see electricity, but you don't see me sticking my finger in an electrical socket...(anymore...lol)  

Clutter and such prevents energy from flowing in an unobstructed way through your home... it gives the space a claustrophobic, heavy and chaotic feeling. The simpler the space, the better the energy flows....  

Many people have lived in homes for many years, energy is residual, patterns continue to be present, and can be perceived as "ghosts" or things we see, out of the corner of our eye.  

I have had many clients tell me their house was Haunted, but come to find the house had energy patterns that were on a "loop" running over and over. 

Energy, like smoke on paint, leaves a residue, which can be and should be cleared periodically.   

I utilize the ritual of "Smudging", which is using smoke from smoldering herbs to clean and negate energy. I equate it to a Spiritual or Psychic bath.

   After I physically clean my home, I then smudge. I open the windows and let out the accumulated energy...  

Twice a month (during the new and full moon), I alter who I am, and I also alter my space to keep up with the "new me" weekly, so I am not in conflict with my old energy. It is a habit now, and if I don't do it, I find myself bumping into old patterns of energy, and clutter starts to accumulate again. That is a telltale sign for me that I am off the track.  

So, how old is the energy in your home? Some of us live in very old houses, where there is 100 years or more of energy patterns. For more information on energy clearing, House blessings and smudging. Contact me directly.

Here is the "thought for the day"...  

So, stop waiting until you finish school,
until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds,
until you have kids, until your kids leave the house,
until you start work, until you retire,
until you get married, until you get divorced,
until Friday night, until Sunday morning,
until you get a new car or home,
until your car or home is paid off,
until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter,
until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on,
until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up,
until you die, until you are born again;
to decide that there is no better time
than right now to be happy.

Author Unknown

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 

Seeing youself in the mirror of illusion.

 I had one of you write to me asking if I am writing  specifically about them...  

Sad to say, no, the thought for the day are things that are going on for me..... I too am a being on a journey.  

I get many confirmations per day, that have a common theme; of late it is one about self reflection. Selfless giving.  

These are things we are all doing because we are in the full moon. A time of purging, looking in our closets of stuff to get rid of (internal and external)...  

From a higher perception, the moon and it's cycles, the seasons and such, everyone is struggling with these issues today, tomorrow, next week.

You are not alone......   I love that it is fitting however. lol

A powerful message, if you are getting so much from them...  

We are all humans- being,   including myself.  

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

The selfish I

Greetings to Everyone!!!!  

How many times do we have our own agenda and are so self focused on filling our want...our need, that we mow over the boundries and sacred space and point of view of others?

Or do things for others to manipulate a desired outcome?  

If we work on loving and accepting ourself, forgiving and filling our empty places, we will  be less likely to run around taking what we want and waiting to be gifted with what we need. Then we are a gift to others.    

 If we want to be self focused on our growth and not Self-ish, then we need to direct our energies to unconditional kindness and love....  

 Introspection,checking our motives, using past experiences as a tool to being a better Human-being.  

Not giving with condition...as a way to fill a dark place in ourself..   

Not demanding that others be grateful, but giving for the sake of bringing joy to another, even if our gift is refused or thrown away...  

The litmus test is doing things because we want to, not because we need to, or because someone expects us to, or because if I do this, then they will think that....

That is manipulative and conditional.  Let's examine our intent.

Not an easy reflection to look at.  

The greatest gift we can give others  and the world are our healthy and complete selves, with no strings attached, and if there are,the puppet is you.  

Here is the thought for the day!  

 No matter what you do, no matter how stupid, dumb or damaging you judge it to be, there is a lesson to be learned from it.  

No matter what happens to you, no matter how unfair, inequitable or wrong, there's something you can take from the situation and use for your advancement.

Peter McWilliams  

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 

My happy place is not my hiding place

Good Morning and Happy Monday to everybody!!  

The full moon is in effect! The inability to sleep, or concentrate, had me up at all hours, feeling like there was something that I forgot to do!  

I was reminded that my direction and forcus has begun to wander; to things, and people outside myself. 

The time is now to bring ideas and creations out from the dreamy place in my head into the real, human world.  

I was reminded that being a Pisces, (a water sign) I could live in my head while I languish away in the physical world.  

So the full moon puts a fire under our karmic butt.  

 For all of you other water signs out there, I feel your pain!!! 

However this is not to give you another excuse to live in your "happy place".......LOL  

During this months full moon, lets all try to bring one idea into the physical world, One improvement in our selves, One idea off the drawing board that we have been PROCRASTINATING.  

There is extra credit for difficulty of the task.  

If we can learn  to use this time every month to be productive, who knows, we may have a little  less to complain and gripe about. :)

Good wishes to everyone!  

 Here is the thought for the day!  

 Unless we can hear each other singing and crying,

 unless we can comfort each other's failures

 and cheer each other's victories,

we are missing out on the best that life has to offer.

The only real action takes place on the bridge between people.

Author Unknown
 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road